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.Oct. 22, 1929. A. SLOTOROFF GARMENT Filed Aug. 28, 1928 INVENTOR Abra/2am 52% Y Q I Mf I ATTORNEYS Patented Get. 22, 1929 nmrn STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT Application filed. August 28, 1928. Serial No. 302,532.

10 closed adjustment and designed to present an attractive and distinctive appearance in either adjustment. 7

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the coat with the collar and lapel structure in its open adjustment; g c

Fig.2 a rear view of the collar in said ad- 20 justment;

Fig. 3 a detail section upon a larger scale taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

' Fig. 4: a detail section taken on the line H of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 a front view of the coat with the collar and lapel structure adjusted to closed adjustment v Fig. 6 a rear view of the collar in the adjustment shown in Fig. 5.; and

Fig. 7 a detail section upon a larger scale taken on the line 7,--7 of Fig. p

The body part 1 of the coat is of substantially standard form, provided with sleeves and pockets and opening down the front from the neck opening to the lower edgeof the coat. A margin strip 2 extends around the collar opening of the coat and down the length of the opposed front edges of the latter. This strip is of substantially uniform width throughout its length and is secured along the entire length of one edge to the body 1 by a longitudinal row of stitches 3. At the back and sides of the neck opening of the coat the strip extends upwardly from its stitching and forms an upstanding collar 4. Below said collar the lower opposed lengths of the strip are adapted to overlap. One length is provided with buttons 5 and the other length is formed with buttonholes 6 I to engagethe buttons. The uppermost button of the row is located a material distance below the collar so that when the coat is buttoned the margin strip will define a V-shaped opening extending downwardly from the throat of the wearer.

A collar and lapel forming strip 7 extends around the lower edge of the collar 4 and downwardly along the outer edges of the V-forming portions of the strip 2 and terminates adajacent the uppermost button and b'uttonhole of the latter. Along one edge the strip 7 is secured to the body 1 and to the margin strip 2 by the stitching 3. Its secured edge is interposed between the attached edges of the strip 2 and the body 1. Preferably the body 1, the margin .strip 2 and the strip 7 are all formed of freely flexible knitted fabric and their seams are cross-stitched at the under side as indicated at 8. This gives the seams an attractive beaded effect upon the outside, as indicated at 9. .From its secured edge the strip 7 extends outward and downward from the upstanding collar 4: and forms an outer depending collar 10. Below the collar 10 the strip is widened to form lapels 11 which taper downwardlyand curve inwardly to the margin strip 2. At their upper ends the outer edges. of the lapels merge with the lower edge of the collar 10 along curved lines at opposite sides of the V. Along the outer edge of one lapel are secured a rowof 'buttonholes 13 to engage the'buttons 12. The

latter are secured to the under face of the lapel with reference to Fig. 1. The lapel with the buttons 12 is also provided with imi-v tation buttonholcs 14 to match the buttonholes 13 in the opposite lapel and make the design symmetrical. To give the collar and lapel forming strip a finished appearance its outer edge is braided along its entire length as at 15.

In Fig. 1 is shown the open adjustment of the collar and lapel structure. Here the V defined by the margin strip 2 is. open and the upstanding collar A is exposed. The outer collarlO is turned down and the lapels lie flat upon the chest and combine with the V and with the seams between the strips 2 and 7 to define an attractive pattern at both the front and the rear of the'coat.

When it is desired to vary the style of the coat and to provide better protection to the wearer, the freely flexible outer collar 10 is folded upwardly and the lapels are folded forwardly to overlap at the front as shown in Fig. 5. The forward folding of the lapels disposes the buttons 12 forwardly and they are engaged in the buttonholes 13 to hold the lapels overlapped and to also hold the outer collar 10 turned up. This adjustment of the lapels closes most of the V opening and protects the throat and chest of the wearer. Also, the turned up outer collar reinforces the inner collar and gives greater warmth. In this adjustment the lapels form a new pattern and an attractive rolled effect is produced along the upwardly diverging fold lines of the lapels and around the collar 7. Preferably the inner collar 4 is proportioned to extend slightly above the outer collar 7 Either of said adjustments may be readily made and will be accurately maintained. The closed adjustment is maintained by the buttons 12 and the open adjustment is maintained without fastening means. By reason of the design and assembly of the body part 1, the margin strip 2 and the collar and lapel forming strip 7 the latter will remain folded down flat against the body part.

While I have shown and described a thoroughly practical and desirable form of my invention 1 do not wish to be limited strictly to the structure disclosed nor to the present specific application of it but reserve the right to make such changes as. will lie within the scope of the claims. The collar and lapel structure are, for example, well suited for other garments besides golf coats.

WVhat I claim is: p

I 1. A coat comprising a body part opening down the front from the neck opening; a margin strip secured along one edge to the body part and extending continuously along the opposed edges of the front opening slit of the coat and around the neck opening to form an upstanding collar fastening means carried by said margin strip to releasably hold the opposed lower lengths thereof overlapped down the front of the garment and form an open V at the throat defined by the free edge of the strip; a freely flexible outer strip secured along one edge to the secured edge of the margin strip, at the exterior of the coat body, extending continuously along the V and collar forming portions of the latter and forming an outer collar to depend from the lower edge of said margin collar and a pair of lapels to extend outwardly at opposite sides of the V, said outer strip being adapted to fold upwardly and inwardly to overlap its collar portion with the margin collar and to overlap the lapels over. the V to close it; and fastening means carried by the lapels to hold them overlapped and to hold the outer collar folded upwardly.

2. A coat comprising a body part opening down the front from the neck opening; an upstanding collar carried by said body part and open at the front; an outer strip secured at one edge, at the exterior of the coat body, along the lower edge of said upstanding collar and down the front of the coat and forming an outer collar to depend from the first collar and lapels to overlie the breast of the body part, said outer strip being adapted to fold upwardly and inwardly to overlap the outer collar with the upstanding collar and to overlap the lapels at the front; and fastening means carried by the lapels to releasably hold them overlapped and to hold the outer collar folded upwardly.

A coat comprising a body part opening at the front; a collar carried by said body part; an outer strip foldably secured atone edge along the lower edge of said collar, at the exterior of the coat body, extending downwardly at the front of the coat, forming flaps at opposite sides of the opening slit of the coat and adapted to fold to form an outer collar overlapping the first collar and to overlap the flaps at the front of the coat; and fastening means to releasably hold the flaps overlapped.

. 4. A coat comprising a body part; an up- 4 standing collar carried by said body part; an outer collar-forming strip foldably secured at one edge along the lower edge of the first collar, at the exterior of the'coat body, to form an outer collar extending downwardly from the lower edge of the first collar and adapted to fold upwardly to overlap the first collar around the outer side thereof; and fastening means to releasably hold the outer collar in said upwardly folded position.

5. A coat comprising a body part opening down the front from the neck opening to form a V-shaped opening; a margin strip secured along one edge to the body part and extending around the neck opening to form an upstanding collar; a flexible outer strip secured along one edge to the secured edge of j the margin strip and to the body at the exioo terior of the latter and forming an outer col- 7 lar to depend from the lower edge of said margin collar and a pair of lapels to extend outwardly at opposite sides of said V opening, said outer strip being adapted to fold upwardly and inwardly to overlap its collar portion with the margin collar and overlap the lapels over the V opening to close it; and

fastening means carried by the lapels to hold them overlapped and hold the outer collar folded upwardly.

6. A coat comprising a body part openingdown the front from the neck opening; fastening means to releasably hold the coat closed at the front to define an open V at the throat;

an upstanding collar carried by said coat body and open at the front; a freely flexible outer strip secured at one edge to the coat body at the exterior of the latter, along the lower edge of said upstanding collar and down Wardly along the opposite sides of said V and forming an outer collar to depend from the lower edge of said upstanding-collar and a pair of lapels to extend outwardly at opposite sides of the V, said outer strip being adapted to fold along its secured edge upwardly and inwardly to outwardly overlap its collar portion with said upstanding collar, overlap the lapels over the V opening to close it, and produce a rolled effect along its fold extending around the base of the upstanding collar and converging downwardly at the front; and releasable fastening means along the lapels to hold them overlapped and to hold the outer collar folded upwardly.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

ABRAHAM SLOTOROFF. 

